58 exhibitors participated, an encouraging increase from 49 of last year. The total number of exhibits was 517, an increase from 466 in 2017. The Vegetable and Fruit sections had a small decrease, possibly due to the hot, dry summer. Vegetables had 104 entries against 109 of last year; and Fruits were 81 entries down from 84 in 2017. The Domestic Science section marked an increase with 68 entries in comparison to the 57 of last year.

The Children’s Section H (Under 8s) had a sizable increase of 16 additional entries from 10 of last year and Section K (Under 17s) which has had no entries for the last 4 consecutive years had 6 entries this year.